Check out the highlights from Jana's presentation at the AAPC education session!

The OIG in 2012 will continue to address previous years' problem areas, but it currently appears to be taking a closer look into physician billing, specifically the use of modifiers that impact reimbursement.  

Big news coming from the AMA president to stop ICD-10 implementation before the 2013 deadline. 

As a follow-up to the AMA announcement regarding ICD-10, CMS held a provider call today to address questions and official responses from the government.  

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a National Provider Call on ICD-10 Implementation Strategies and Planning on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 1:30-3 pm ET.  

Learn more about the OIG's focus on epidural and denervation procedures and key areas to audit internally. 

As is the case with many RAC provider and hospital issues, the first stop on the national level for providing contractors with guidance on billing and coding is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).  

Jana will be featured on RAC Monitor this Monday!  

Check out Jana's 20 minute segment on the RAC Monitor's 'Virtual Cafe from AHIMA' to learn more about mobility tools for physicians and the impact of EHR implementations on physician workflow

As part of the initial implementation of the PR program January 1, 2010, CMS recently issued Transmittal 124 (May 7th 2010) within the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual clarifying medical necessity along with program specifications and supervision requirements.